Both Uses of
condescending
in
Candide
- the Marchioness, who half rose, honoured Candide with a gracious smile, and Martin with a condescending nod;
Chpt 22 *condescending = treating as inferior
- "Thou foolish fellow," said Candide; "I have delivered thee out of the galleys, I have paid thy ransom, and thy sister's also; she was a scullion, and is very ugly, yet I am so condescending as to marry her; and dost thou pretend to oppose the match?†
Chpt 29
Definition:
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(condescending) treating others as inferior; or doing something considered beneath one's position or dignity